Carl L. Monismith
Published: 1998-07
Total Pages: 81
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Summarizes research results concerned with the behavior of asphalt-aggregate mixes for pavements. An objective of this project was the development of a series of accelerated performance tests for asphalt-aggregate mixes together with methods for analyzing asphalt-aggregate interactions which significantly affect performance. Methodologies to define the fatigue, permanent deformation, thermal cracking, water sensitivity, and aging characteristics are described and use of these procedures in mix design/analysis stems which permit performance predictions under a variety of environmental and traffic loading conditions is illustrated.